Tags: Nadal, Rafael

Actor Will Smith had a prime position in the crowd to see Kyrgios win for the first time on Rod Laver Arena, taking the last five points in the tiebreaker for a 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) victory. “Playing Jo, I was obviously very nervous, he was a guy I looked up to…

After studying Nadal’s return positions in the last four Australian Opens and comparing them with the other men’s players who were in the Top 10 late last season, GIG determined that Nadal was four times more likely than others to stand very deep to return first serves and an astonishing 10 times more likely than…

“It’s not what would be akin to a biopic; Rafa functions as symbol in the play,” Gil-Sheridan said. “I think, in that way, so many of these top tennis players function as symbol to us. Like Serena Williams: She is such a huge symbol in our culture. But who is Serena the woman versus Serena…